PS4

Being a PlayStation site, there is an air of blasphemy that comes from mentioning a rival platform on here. But, while I spent a good portion of my youth nailing manuals in THPS or enjoying the pre rendered locales of Raccoon city on my PS1, first and foremost my main […]

Doom 64 – PS4 Review

22 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 64 / bethesda / doom / id software / Midway by Grizz

A PS4 and Vita review, that must mean it’s Ratalaika time! Thunder Paw is this week’s release and as usual it’s cross buy with both versions having their own, easily obtainable, platinum trophy. What genre is it this week? A quick look at the images in this review will tip […]

Thunder Paw – PS4/Vita Review

21 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Vita tagged 2d / knock back / platformer / ratalaika / shooter / thunder paw by Gareth

We recently reviewed Project Starship, an entertaining vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up from Panda Indie Studio. It was visually quite unique, enjoyable and a little too easy. That could definitely all be said for Red Death, the next game from the same studio. Indeed, we could tell that this was from the […]

Red Death – PS4 Review

20 Mar, 2020 in PS4 tagged easy / project starship / red death / retro / shoot em up by Richie

There was a lot to love about Doom 2016. From the way you started out the game on a slab of stone only to immediately massacre the denizens of hell, to the loving recreation of hell spawn that dare to get in your way and the unmistakable “no fucks given” […]

Doom Eternal – PS4 Review

18 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews / Uncategorized tagged bethesda / doom / Eternal / Mick Gordon / Ultimate Doom by Grizz

Dead or School is that rare beast, at least on Western shores, that is a Japanese indie game. Coming from Studio Nanafushi following a 2016 indiegogo crowdfunder, we have here is a 2.5d hack and slash brawler with RPG elements. Notably that fell well short of its target and it’s […]

Dead or School – PS4 Review

18 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged metro / nanafushi / tokyo / waifu my dads doctor by Ian

It’s been a couple of years since Kylotonn’s first ventured into road racing. TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 represents their second crack of the whip with some key changes in place. Career mode is bolstered, there are more tracks to explore and bikes to ride. […]

TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 ...

18 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bikes / kylotonn / motorsport / online multiplayer / racing / superbikes / supersport / time trial / tt isle of man ride on the edge 2 by Mike

We reviewed Ratalaika’s Super Destronaut DX back in 2018. It was a Space Invaders clone with nice neo-retro visuals but was a bit lacking in terms of power-ups and any kind of meaningful challenge. This sequel however switches up the genre moving it from the standard one-screen 2D shoot ’em up to a standard […]

Super Destronaut: Land Wars – PS4 Review

16 Mar, 2020 in PS4 tagged basic / easy platinum / fps / ratalaika / retro / super destronaut by Richie

Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet is the latest Ratalaika joint, playable once again on both PS4 and Vita. It’s a visual novel of sorts, but one with a childlike innocence thankfully. No sketchy anime characters with heaving bosoms here. Originally created for a game jam in the visual novel scripting […]

Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet – PS4 Review

16 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews / Vita tagged candy girl / ratalaika / sweets by Ian

I feel like I miss the boat on team-based, online-only shooters. Part of me maybe sees them as a commitment and I always tend to get left behind by an improving community. I suck, basically. Spanish developers Fluxart Studios are now throwing their hat into the ring with a much […]

Holfraine – PS4 Review

11 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged capture point / capture the flag / fluxart studios / hero shooter / holfraine / online-only / PVP / team-based / third-person shooter by Mike

There is an undeniable feeling of helplessness that can be experienced with playing Hunt Showdown. The latest effort from the team at Crytek is designed at its very core to be one of the most unforgiving experiences ever made. With every small action having the potential to warrant an equal […]

Hunt Showdown – PS4 Review

8 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged eldritch / Hunt showdown / multiplayer / not battle royale / ps4 review / western by Grizz

More and more strategy games are finding a home on consoles with the slower paced, mouse based gameplay often translating well to the control pad. Two Point Hospital has now made the jump to PS4 and continues to prove that this style of game works very well outside of the […]

Two Point Hospital – PS4 Review

7 Mar, 2020 in PS4 tagged british / business / humour / management / simulation / theme hospital / two point hospital by Gareth

Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt will be immediately familiar to those slightly longer in the tooth players who remember Blue Byte’s pre-millenium Settlers games. Heck, we’d not be surprised if some of the devs were Blue Byte veterans, so similar is the game in feel to the hoary old series that […]

Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – PS4 Review

6 Mar, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged handygames / mobile conversion / settlers / thq nordic / townsmen by Ian